1/4 of the roses are red, 1/3 of the remainder are yellow and the rest are pink. There are 24 more pink roses than red roses. How many roses are there altogether?

Solution:

Let "x" be the number of roses

From given,

1/4 of the roses are red

1/3 of the remainder are yellow

Therefore,

Rest are pink

Therefore,

There are 24 more pink roses than red roses

Therefore,

Number of pink roses = 24 + red roses

Thus there are 96 roses altogether

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